Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure role at British Telecommunications. United Kingdom · no salary stated · we estimate £51,994–£67,500 across the United Kingdom.
British Telecommunications has not published a salary for this role. The figure below isour estimate, not theirs.
What the middle half of mid-level platform & infrastructure roles in the United Kingdom paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 15 postings that stated pay, median £60,000. Last updated Oct 8, 2026.
Role Platform & Infrastructure
Seniority Mid-level
Location United Kingdom
Role brief
devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Design and improve infrastructure platforms that keep critical services running
- Automate operational tasks to cut manual work and make platforms more reliable
- Help deliver platform modernisation and transformation work with architecture, security and software teams
- Track platform health, investigate complex faults and pursue lasting fixes and performance improvements
- Maintain technical guidance and reusable practices, while sharing knowledge through collaboration and mentoring
What you bring
- You already hold the required DV Security Clearance
- You can take ownership, work independently, and use logical analysis to resolve complex problems
- You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues and support secure, reliable engineering
Who this fits
This role suits a platform engineer who is comfortable improving infrastructure and operational processes, and collaborating across engineering teams. You must work on site during working hours in Ipswich, London or Manchester, Monday to Friday, for 37.5 hours a week.
About the role
Platform Engineers are at the heart of our mission.
They design, build, operate and continually improve the platforms that underpin critical services. Working across infrastructure, automation, operations and security, they ensure our environments remain resilient, scalable and secure.
This role provides the opportunity to work on complex engineering challenges within large-scale environments where reliability, security and performance are essential.
Whether supporting existing platforms or helping shape future capability, you'll play a key role in delivering technology that matters
Note: To apply for this role you must already hold the relevant DV Security Clearance. This job role can be based in Ipswich, London or Manchester. Due to security requirements, this role requires you to be located on site during your working hours. Mon-Fri 37.5.
What you’ll be doing
- Design, build, support and continuously improve infrastructure platforms that enable critical services.
- Contribute to the automation of operational processes, reducing manual effort and increasing platform reliability.
- Support the delivery of platform modernisation and transformation initiatives.
- Collaborate with architecture, security and software engineering teams to implement effective technical solutions.
- Monitor platform health, identify opportunities for optimisation and drive continuous improvement.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues and contribute to long-term resolution strategies.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards and reusable engineering practices.
- Share knowledge and contribute positively to the engineering community through collaboration and mentoring.
We expect our Platform Engineers to:
- Demonstrate a passion for technology and solving meaningful engineering challenges.
- Take ownership of problems and work independently where appropriate.
- Apply logical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills to complex situations.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Continuously learn and remain curious about emerging technologies and industry trends.
- Champion secure, reliable and maintainable engineering practices.
We welcome candidates from a broad range of infrastructure and platform engineering backgrounds.
Experience in some of the following areas would be advantageous:
- Infrastructure and platform operations.
- Cloud and/or on-premises environments.
- Automation and Infrastructure as Code.
- Scripting and software development.Virtualisation and container-based platforms.
- Networking and platform security concepts.
- Monitoring, observability and operational tooling.
- DevOps, Platform Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering practices.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
Our Package
When you join our team, you'll play a role in delivering work that makes a real difference across the UK. In return, you'll be rewarded with a market-leading Total Reward package that reflects the value of your skills and expertise. From structured technical progression and industry-recognised training to generous family support and flexible benefits, we're committed to helping our people succeed at every stage of their career journey.
- A structured Technical Progression Pathway to recognise and reward appropriate technical people.
- Competitive DV market aligned salaries
- Tiered role based DV allowance
- World-class training and development opportunities
- 10% on target bonus
- Equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
- Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
- New BT Better Workplace working environments at strategic locations across the UK.
- Huge range of flexible benefits including an EV salary sacrifice, cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan, additional annual leave.
- On-call allowance (Depending on role requirements).
- Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop.
- 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues.
- Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service.
- 2 weeks paid carer’s leave.
- Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages.
- Enhanced life assurance of up to ten times base salary
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Platform Engineer British Telecommunications · United Kingdom · Platform & Infrastructure £51,994–£67,500 e in Ipswich employer: Devopsroles
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